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The Colossal Spider Web of Allaire Alumni

Allaire Corporation was one of the anchor tech companies in the Boston tech scene in the mid to late 90's and the creator of ColdFusion, a rapid web application development platform, that was widely used during the early days of the web.

The company was founded by the brother-team of JJ and Jeremy Allaire originally in Minnesota but soon relocated to the Boston area. In 1999, Allaire went public and was later acquired by Macromedia in 2001, who was subsequently acquired by Adobe in 2005.

Many of the Allaire’s alumni have gone on to make an impact in the Boston tech scene. They have either founded their own companies or have obtained leadership roles in another company. We’ve compiled a slideshow of various employees from Allaire and shared with our readers what they have been up to.

Colin Barry is an Editor & Staff Writer to VentureFizz. Follow him on Twitter @ColinKrash

JJ Allaire was a Co-Founder and the first CEO & Chairman of Allaire. Later on, he was the company's EVP of Product after David Orfao was brought on as CEO.

Allaire has remained active as an entrepreneur, founding Onfolio in 2002 (which was acquired by Microsoft) and then FitNow (which is now Lose It!).

JJ is currently the Founder and CEO of RStudio.

JJ Allaire was a Co-Founder and the first CEO & Chairman of Allaire. Later on, he was the company's EVP of Product after David Orfao was brought on as CEO.

Allaire has remained active as an entrepreneur, founding Onfolio in 2002 (which was acquired by Microsoft) and then FitNow (which is now Lose It!).

JJ is currently the Founder and CEO of RStudio.

Jeremy Allaire was Co-Founder and CTO of Allaire and remained the CTO of Macromedia after the acquisition.

Jeremy has continued to build anchor companies in the Boston tech scene as the founder of Brightcove, an early online video platform company which went public in 2012.

Jeremy is now building his next company called Circle, which is a global internet finance company built on blockchain technology.  The company has raised $140M in funding and is hiring aggressively.

Jeremy Allaire was Co-Founder and CTO of Allaire and remained the CTO of Macromedia after the acquisition.

Jeremy has continued to build anchor companies in the Boston tech scene as the founder of Brightcove, an early online video platform company which went public in 2012.

Jeremy is now building his next company called Circle, which is a global internet finance company built on blockchain technology.  The company has raised $140M in funding and is hiring aggressively.

David Orfao served as Allaire's CEO, where he helped take the company to over $100M in revenue and an IPO.

Orfao has since become the Co-Founder, Managing Director, and Partner at General Catalyst Partners, which recently raised its ninth fund at $1.375 billion.

David Orfao served as Allaire's CEO, where he helped take the company to over $100M in revenue and an IPO.

Orfao has since become the Co-Founder, Managing Director, and Partner at General Catalyst Partners, which recently raised its ninth fund at $1.375 billion.

Patrick Morley was VP, Americas during his time at Allaire and remained in that position after the acquisition.

Since then, Morley was the President & CEO of Imprivata and is currently the President & CEO of Carbon Black, which went public earlier this month.

Patrick Morley was VP, Americas during his time at Allaire and remained in that position after the acquisition.

Since then, Morley was the President & CEO of Imprivata and is currently the President & CEO of Carbon Black, which went public earlier this month.

Charles Teague is the CEO of Lose It!, but prior to that, Teague was a Web Development Manager at Allaire. He was also JJ's Co-Founder at OnFolio.

Click here to listen to Charles' story from The VentureFizz Podcast.

Charles Teague is the CEO of Lose It!, but prior to that, Teague was a Web Development Manager at Allaire. He was also JJ's Co-Founder at OnFolio.

Click here to listen to Charles' story from The VentureFizz Podcast.

Kevin McCoy was an Account Manager at Allaire.

McCoy is now at Lose It! as the SVP, Business Development.

Kevin McCoy was an Account Manager at Allaire.

McCoy is now at Lose It! as the SVP, Business Development.

Gordon Pothier was the Finance Manager at Allaire.

Currently, Pothier is the CFO at Onapsis, and prior to that, he was the VP of Finance at Carbon Black.

Gordon Pothier was the Finance Manager at Allaire.

Currently, Pothier is the CFO at Onapsis, and prior to that, he was the VP of Finance at Carbon Black.

Sim Simeonov was the Chief Architect at Allaire and was later the EVP of Emerging Technologies at Macromedia.

Nowadays, Sim is a Mentor at Techstars and is the Co-Founder and CTO of Swoop.

Sim Simeonov was the Chief Architect at Allaire and was later the EVP of Emerging Technologies at Macromedia.

Nowadays, Sim is a Mentor at Techstars and is the Co-Founder and CTO of Swoop.

Steve Green was an Account Manager at Allaire.

He is now the VP of Sales at Moltin.

Steve Green was an Account Manager at Allaire.

He is now the VP of Sales at Moltin.

Sean Neville was a Sr. Software Engineer at Allaire and remained in various software engineering roles at Macromedia.

Neville is now a Co-Founder and the President of Product & Operations at Circle.

Sean Neville was a Sr. Software Engineer at Allaire and remained in various software engineering roles at Macromedia.

Neville is now a Co-Founder and the President of Product & Operations at Circle.

Brian Shin was a Web Developer at Allaire. Since then, he has remained busy in the Boston tech scene.

Shin is a Partner, Venture Capital Investments at In-Q-Tel; was the Founder & CEO at Visible Measures; plus he's an angel investor in several companies like Drift and HubSpot.

Brian Shin was a Web Developer at Allaire. Since then, he has remained busy in the Boston tech scene.

Shin is a Partner, Venture Capital Investments at In-Q-Tel; was the Founder & CEO at Visible Measures; plus he's an angel investor in several companies like Drift and HubSpot.

Steve Cromwell was the Senior Director Corporate Controller at Allaire.

He is now the CFO at Globoforce.

Steve Cromwell was the Senior Director Corporate Controller at Allaire.

He is now the CFO at Globoforce.

Dave Gruber was the Sr. Product Manager at Allaire and later a Group Product Marketing Manager at Adobe.

Gruber is now the VP of Product Marketing at Carbon Black.

Dave Gruber was the Sr. Product Manager at Allaire and later a Group Product Marketing Manager at Adobe.

Gruber is now the VP of Product Marketing at Carbon Black.

Meg Meaney was the Director of Sales Operations at Allaire and then, Director - Partner Programs at Macromedia.

She is currently the VP, Marketing Operations at Carbonite and is a Mentor in the MIT Design X program.

Meg Meaney was the Director of Sales Operations at Allaire and then, Director - Partner Programs at Macromedia.

She is currently the VP, Marketing Operations at Carbonite and is a Mentor in the MIT Design X program.

Brian Peddle is the CEO at the Salem, NH-based Motivis Learning.

At Allaire, Peddle was a Sr. Technical Support Engineer.

Brian Peddle is the CEO at the Salem, NH-based Motivis Learning.

At Allaire, Peddle was a Sr. Technical Support Engineer.

Stephanie Furfaro is currently the SVP North American Growth at Rapid7.

Previously at Allaire, she was the Channel Sales Program Manager and then the Sr. Manager Worldwide Sales Operations at Macromedia.

Stephanie Furfaro is currently the SVP North American Growth at Rapid7.

Previously at Allaire, she was the Channel Sales Program Manager and then the Sr. Manager Worldwide Sales Operations at Macromedia.

Geoffrey Greene was a Senior Software Engineer at Allaire.

He is now the CTO at InsightSquared.

Geoffrey Greene was a Senior Software Engineer at Allaire.

He is now the CTO at InsightSquared.

Paula Long joined Allaire through the company's acquisition of Bright Tiger in 1999.  During this time, she held various engineering leadership positions.

Long later became the Co-Founder of EqualLogic (which was acquired by Dell $1.4 billion) and Co-Founder and CEO of DataGravity (which was acquired by HyTrust in 2017).

Paula Long joined Allaire through the company's acquisition of Bright Tiger in 1999.  During this time, she held various engineering leadership positions.

Long later became the Co-Founder of EqualLogic (which was acquired by Dell $1.4 billion) and Co-Founder and CEO of DataGravity (which was acquired by HyTrust in 2017).

Jeff Whatcott is currently the CMO of Onshape and an advisor for various startups.

After roles at VP of Marketing at Acquia and CMO at Brightcove, he was the CEO & Co-Founder of Outlearn, which was acquired by Qwiklabs.

During his time at Allaire, Whatcott was Director of Product Marketing and VP of Marketing & Business Development at Macromedia.

Jeff Whatcott is currently the CMO of Onshape and an advisor for various startups.

After roles at VP of Marketing at Acquia and CMO at Brightcove, he was the CEO & Co-Founder of Outlearn, which was acquired by Qwiklabs.

During his time at Allaire, Whatcott was Director of Product Marketing and VP of Marketing & Business Development at Macromedia.

Steve Clark was the VP Marketing at Allaire.

Clark later joined ITA Software as its VP, Marketing.  ITA Software was acquired by Google, where he is responsible for product marketing and strategic planning activities for Google's Travel business.

Steve Clark was the VP Marketing at Allaire.

Clark later joined ITA Software as its VP, Marketing.  ITA Software was acquired by Google, where he is responsible for product marketing and strategic planning activities for Google's Travel business.

Tom Meusel was the VP US Sales at Allaire.

Meusel is now the Vice President, WW Partnerships and Alliances at Everbridge.

Tom Meusel was the VP US Sales at Allaire.

Meusel is now the Vice President, WW Partnerships and Alliances at Everbridge.

John Lens was the Major Account Manager at Allaire.

Lens is now a Vice President at VMWare.

John Lens was the Major Account Manager at Allaire.

Lens is now a Vice President at VMWare.

Todd Boes was a Sr. Director, Product Marketing & Management at Allaire and then, Sr. Director Application Server Division at Macromedia.

Boes is now the VP Product at Swirl Networks.

Todd Boes was a Sr. Director, Product Marketing & Management at Allaire and then, Sr. Director Application Server Division at Macromedia.

Boes is now the VP Product at Swirl Networks.

Jonathan Wall is the VP, Marketing at PrismHR.

Wall was a Product Marketing Manager at Allaire and Sr. Manager / Group Manager, Developer Relations.

Jonathan Wall is the VP, Marketing at PrismHR.

Wall was a Product Marketing Manager at Allaire and Sr. Manager / Group Manager, Developer Relations.

Josh Normand was a Sales Representative at Allaire and the District Manager, Northeast Sales at Macromedia.

He went on to become the VP of Sales, Media, North America & Europe at Brightcove and then, VP, Strategic Sales at Hootsuite.

Normand is now the SVP, Sales at Vimeo.

Josh Normand was a Sales Representative at Allaire and the District Manager, Northeast Sales at Macromedia.

He went on to become the VP of Sales, Media, North America & Europe at Brightcove and then, VP, Strategic Sales at Hootsuite.

Normand is now the SVP, Sales at Vimeo.

Adam Berrey was the VP, Marketing at Allaire.

Berrey was a Co-Founder & President at Onfolio, then joined Brightcove as their SVP of Marketing & Strategy.

After spending some time as an EIR at General Catalyst and North Bridge Venture Partners, Berrey started another company called Curoverse, which was acquired by Veritas Genetics in 2017.

Adam Berrey was the VP, Marketing at Allaire.

Berrey was a Co-Founder & President at Onfolio, then joined Brightcove as their SVP of Marketing & Strategy.

After spending some time as an EIR at General Catalyst and North Bridge Venture Partners, Berrey started another company called Curoverse, which was acquired by Veritas Genetics in 2017.

Phil Costa was the a Sr. Corporate Marketing Manager at Allaire and Director of Product Management at Macromedia.

Costa is now the SVP of Product Management at Brightcove.

Phil Costa was the a Sr. Corporate Marketing Manager at Allaire and Director of Product Management at Macromedia.

Costa is now the SVP of Product Management at Brightcove.

Richard Noyes is the VP, Corporate Sales at Dynatrace.

At Alliare, Noyes was the Director of Sales.

Richard Noyes is the VP, Corporate Sales at Dynatrace.

At Alliare, Noyes was the Director of Sales.

Lauren Zajac is the VP, General Counsel at Globoforce.

During her time at Alliare, Zajac was the company's Senior Counsel.

Lauren Zajac is the VP, General Counsel at Globoforce.

During her time at Alliare, Zajac was the company's Senior Counsel.

Brian Cleary was the VP Marketing at Allaire.

Now, Cleary is the VP Solutions Marketing at RedPoint Global.

Brian Cleary was the VP Marketing at Allaire.

Now, Cleary is the VP Solutions Marketing at RedPoint Global.

John Saitta is currently the VP, Global IT Operations at WuXi NextCODE.

Other recent roles have included SVP, Global Operations & Customer Success at Nanigans and Director, Systems at ESPN.

At Allaire, Saitta was a Principal Consultant.

John Saitta is currently the VP, Global IT Operations at WuXi NextCODE.

Other recent roles have included SVP, Global Operations & Customer Success at Nanigans and Director, Systems at ESPN.

At Allaire, Saitta was a Principal Consultant.

Kumaran Nallore was a Sr. Software Engineer at Allaire and Quality Engineering Manager at Macromedia.

Now, Nallore is the VP, Software Engineering at Bullhorn.

Kumaran Nallore was a Sr. Software Engineer at Allaire and Quality Engineering Manager at Macromedia.

Now, Nallore is the VP, Software Engineering at Bullhorn.